Pin38Tweet38 Shares2020 has been a year, hasn’t it!?! Take a load off with some family coloring time. Great for days when you’re stuck indoors and when kids are tired of their same old coloring books. Here is some “big kid” coloring page & book mark inspiration! We started learning how to color like a “big …
Pin581Tweet581 Shares Three years ago we made a big shift in our family & began homeschooling. We home schooled preschool without (a formal) curriculum & instead focused on play-based learning at home. Although our homeschooling journey did not start out this way we have come so far in such a short period of time I …
Pin60Tweet60 Shares1. Don’t reinvent the wheel- Save Money Use what you have, buy what you need. Homeschooling families need to be resourceful, especially if you’re in it for the long haul. What everyday items can be used for learning? Take inventory of what you already have and THEN buy what you need. Re-purpose whatever you …
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Pin112Tweet112 SharesDid you know you can teach reading at home without curriculum? You do not need a formal program to teach reading if you know the basic components & how to support your budding reader(s). There are many parts to building the skills that early & beginning readers need to learn how to read. Bookmark …
Pin5Tweet5 Shares I was combing through my Instagram Feed one day and a mom was celebrating her daughter learning to read independently. She talked about how they didn’t use a formal curriculum but that day her youngest daughter “just started reading” and in fact both of her girls “taught themselves to read”. I was very …
Pin87Tweet87 SharesGood quality books for beginning readers are hard to find so that’s why I am sharing our list for beginning readers to help support parents reading at home with their child(ren) at ALL levels. NOTE: This post is a book list and reference post for basic info for teaching Pre- K to Grade 2 …
Pin41Tweet41 SharesI am always on the look out for new summer recipes preferably ones that are healthy, easy & kid friendly so that I don’t have to make a separate dish for the kids! Most of these are healthy treat recipes that are easy, quick ways (or prep ahead) so I have wholesome deliciousness ready …
Pin66Tweet66 SharesWe read more than our fair share of books and this summer during Pirate Week for our at-home summer camp. We discovered a ton of super cool new books that Arrr a lot of fun to read. Here is a list of our new favorites! This Post contains affiliate links, for more information see …
Pin42Tweet42 Shares Our all-time favorite is a Pirate Play Date. If you have a upcoming play date, or want an excuse to invite some friends over try no-prep pirate activities (see below). You can skip the work of preparing activities & just buy ready to go supplies. If you have more time like a sleep …
